"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," Vocabulary from Chapters 1-7

Sherman Alexie charts a young boy's journey through his decimated American Indian culture on the reservation to an all-white school and asks how a heritage can be preserved in "The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian."

I was too young to deal blackjack at the casino, there were only about fifteen green grass lawns on the reservation (and none of their owners outsourced the mowing jobs), and the only paper route was owned by a tribal
elder named Wally.